After break from heat, Michigan forecast trending hotter in Sept.   Michigan is getting a welcome break from the humidity this week. However, it isn't quite time to pull out your flannel with the lingering moth ball smell. MLive chief meteorologist Mark Torregrossa is showing above-normal temperatures returning next week and remaining through the rest of September. This isn't such bad news. A few days in the 80s in late September always feels like bonus summer. MORE ►Recent heavy rain alters Michigan drought map

Snakes alive! 2 Michigan residents bit by rattlesnakes in 1 month   OK. This is getting ridiculous. One of the many perks of living in Michigan - and reasons for putting up with harsh winters - is not having to deal (much) with tornadoes, poisonous spiders or venomous snakes. Now this: A pair of Michiganders this summer were bit by a rare Eastern massasauga rattlesnake - one in Pinckney and the other in Brooklyn. We respect all of nature's creatures. However, we'd rather respect them from a safe distance like, say, Arizona. MORE ►17 snakes you might meet in Michigan ►22 spiders you might find in Michigan

Fans still love their Tigers, though no love is lost in the TV booth   As the Detroit Tigers battle the Chicago White Sox for third place in the Central - not to mention a top five pick in next year's draft - an off-the-field issue was bound to surface. We just didn't think it would come from the Tigers' TV booth. Apparently, announcers Mario Impemba and Rod Allen got into a scuffle after Tuesday's broadcast. Neither were in the booth Wednesday. In positive off-field news, Tiger fans love their Tigers - even during a non-contending year. In the age of texting, players get loads of fan mail. And they love it. MORE ► Letter writing may be a lost art, but MLB players still get mail by the bucket